15 ideas
21945 | Foucault originally felt that liberating reason had become an instrument of domination [Foucault, by Gutting] |
18351 | Propositions are made true, in virtue of something which explains its truth [Lowe] |
18353 | Modes are beings that are related both to substances and to universals [Lowe] |
18352 | Tropes have existence independently of any entities [Lowe] |
22868 | The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity [Dewey] |
21942 | Foucault challenges knowledge in psychology and sociology, not in the basic sciences [Foucault, by Gutting] |
21941 | Unlike Marxists, Foucault explains thought internally, without deference to conscious ideas [Foucault, by Gutting] |
22865 | Habits constitute the self [Dewey] |
21939 | The author function of any text is a plurality of selves [Foucault, by Gutting] |
22871 | The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate [Dewey] |
21940 | Nature is not the basis of rights, but the willingness to risk death in asserting them [Foucault] |
22876 | Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities [Dewey] |
22875 | Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living [Dewey] |
22874 | Individuality is only developed within groups [Dewey] |
21116 | Power is used to create identities and ways of life for other people [Foucault, by Shorten] |